humourist

plural humourists

1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of humorist.

   I only met the late and much-missed humourist once, but he had an impact on my life that hasn't been mentioned in the other fond tributes.

   2007 October 30, Ali Catterall, “Alan Coren launched my criminal career”, in The Guardian

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   Humorologists study humour and humourists, smile therapists believe in the therapeutic value of cheer and humoropathists promote a 'cacchination (guffawing) cure' for serious illness ('Vitamin C and Laurel and Hardy').

   2002 January 12, “What's the word?”, in The Guardian